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                            data-description="Kwanzaa is celebrated at the Beauchamp Branch Library. The Seven Spools of Thread by Angela Shelf Medearis is a book the Children's Librarian will read with the kids today.    Friday Dec. 26, 2014   David Lassman | dlassman@syracuse.com"
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                            data-description="Kwanzaa is celebrated at the Beauchamp Branch Library. Today's craft project is a bracelet of woven yarn. The green reprsents hope for the future, the black represents the people, and the red is for their struggle.   Friday Dec. 26, 2014   David Lassman | dlassman@syracuse.com"
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